Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-11-03
Labor In Free Trade Countries.

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The Senator said he had been nsked IN
| give his views OF protection as a result OF
his observances abroad He had obsery.
ca great many things when In Europe,
but chiefly he had watched men, WON, n
anu things rather than cathedrals, ART
| galleries and museums. He said he knew
| tnil well the temptation to which pub.
nc speaker was subject to exaggerate, but
me hgnfes ne now knew Were SO great
that eXaggerution held no temptations
longer lie then went on TO speak of the
enormous resources of the United States.
lie said that Texas alone could produce
enough cotton TO supply not only the
United States. but the entire world We
hau herc IRON, coal, copper. zinc, salt,
ana every mineral and every other natur.
al prouhct under the sun. while we could
RAISE enough wool TO supply our own
needs ana the needs Of every nation ON
tho cartl-that is IN the Democrats did
mol get II ON the free list Yet, notwith
slanulhS All these wonderful resources,
we imported millions OF dollars worth OF
all these products last year, and whyY
why, because labor IN Europe is so cheap
mat they can manufacture goods OF
American raw material, export them 10
The United States under low tariff, send
those same manufactures into competition
win our own manufactured products, and
beat us IN our own markets A protce.
i've taritl, sufficiently protective, would
remedy all that while free trade would
make II worse, The Senator spoke of n
visit he had made since his return 10 an
American watch factory. where he had
seen q screw SO inhnitesimal that the
thread was not visible These screws
were worth. after tho work OF making
them had been done, "a. 600, 900 per ton.
In the earth, before the metal had been
mined, u was not worth moro than 80 per
ION ms shows That labor IL the chief
factor in production in this country.
In comparison, he drew picture of the
condition OF the laboring classes In
Europe. lie referred 10 the cotton fac.
tories he had visited, especially in Italy,
where operatives made mn average Of less
Than ~ cents day. and, by the way, no
paid high tribute 10 King Humbcrt.
saving that the monarch WINS one of tho
srcn'"s, r"i"rs Of Europe. since he had
Ichi'Icu thc necessity uf proyllinu work
Tor the idlcrs OF tho kingdom L., os,,b.
fishing cotton aud other factories through.
out The country Now since cotton Is be.
ing manufactured in Italy. with labor
worth less than 30 cents day, what is TO
prevent competition Ia the market that
produces the raw cotton aud manufaC.
lures H. out protective tarilT2 lilo visit
Cd lace factory In Venice, and In ono
room he saw some 200 women max ing
lace worth from 81 to 800 n yard. One
woman who he was told was tho most
expert received tho magnificent compen.
satlon OF !! cents day. while the aver.
age 'hfong bout tho factory was 10 cents
u day aud between O aud Z cents for girls.
The average wages of the workingmcn In
Germany was not over $i25 n year, while
the German working women received net
over 800 year. In Prussia he was told
the average for men was not over $i05
per year So 1t was throughout the CON
lihcnt, The wages In England were not
hall OF what they wcro In tho United
States, while In Ireland there were no
wages worthy the name, Women and
men worked in the fields for less than 20
cents day. while thousands and tens of
thousands OF the Irish people were on the
verge to starvation. This was the condi.
ton Of which the frec.lradcr sought TO
bring American labor, Then the speaker
referred TO the fact that the products Of
The European nations could be poured in.
to our home markets within ten days,
that, according TO freight charges, Nun.
chester IN England was three times nearer
New York than San Francisco, with tho
idea of showing the necessity for protect.
ing our home markets.
Passing on 10 a consideration OF tho
surplus In the treasury Mr.. Frye said that
II he were an nut0crat In this country for
n few years he would very quickly dis.
pose of the surplus. lie said that for ore
thing he would put $40, 600, 900 u year
into the subsidizalion of American steam.
cIs and American ships lie would put
$40 900 900 year into the education of
our citizens who were now without edu.
cation. He explained that he voted
against the bill in the last Congress which
$40, 000, 900 for the education
OF illitcratcs because he did not like some
OF its provisions, and because there was
not sufficient guaranty for the large
amount OF money appropriated. He would
confess that he had not much of the
Massachusetts gush IN regard to tho
South. for he knew the colorcd citizens
there were still deprived OF their franchise
rights, by murder II necessary, and white
men who advocated their cause or sought
to help educate them were socially ostra-
cizcd. lie would put SOC, 900 men Mt
work on the Nicarauga canal If there was
no other way in which to get rid Of the
surplus. In conclusion he said he had
never heard any so called tariff rcformer
give any reason why the tariff should be
revised. He. himself. would favor a
revision provided 1t would secure higher
duties on imports, or manufactures where
necessary. and lower duties only where
the present were too high.